A tiny vase purchased from a U.K. thrift store for £2.50 ($3.20) by an eagle-eyed couple turned out to be a rare Japanese artifact that could sell for more than £10,000 ($13,000) when it heads to ...
Metalwork has been decorated using the cloisonne technique for centuries in both Asia and Europe. Objects of many kinds, such as vases, plates, bowls and pendants for jewelry, as well as great ...
A Chinese cloisonné vase, originally valued at a bargain price of $400 to $600, sold for 2,000 times its estimate last week, realizing $812,500 in an online auction. Consigned by a family in ...
Family heirlooms were a theme for our collectors this month, including Chinese vases brought home from war, a 1940s alacite lamp, a great-grandmother’s uranium glass tumblers, and a fine-quality ...
The vase was bought for £2.50 from a charity shop in Surrey The ornament is 10cm (4in) tall Specialists identified it as the work of Namikawa Yasuyuki, one of Japan’s most famous artists from the ...
An exceptionally rare antique Japanese vase that was discovered to have been the centerpiece of a popular seafood restaurant in Berkeley for decades has been sold at auction for more than twice its ...
Photo taken on January 22, 2013 shows the cloisonne vases made by Artist Zhang Tonglu during an exhibition in south China's Hong Kong. An exhibition of Zhang Tonglu's cloisonne art works was held here ...
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Cloisonne is an art technique that features complex patterns, complicated manufacturing procedures, and a gleaming glaze. It is a cultural convergence of the East and the West and is now one of ...
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“There are maybe one or two factories in China that can still do it at this level,” designer Marc Newson says of cloisonné, the ancient technique of inlaying enamel into dainty patterns on metal.
Some great art pieces reside in grand museums, and others are hidden away in the homes of wealthy collectors. But some, apparently, turn up in more interesting locations, like say, the now-closed ...